Teen Drivers Banned From Using Mobile Phones in California
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-09 14:47:11
The law bans teenagers from using an electronic device such as cell phones pagers laptops and handheld computers while behind the go around.
Starting next summer. California teenagers can be fined for talking on their mobile phones while driving.
Signed into law Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger the account by Democratic state Sen. Joe Simitian bans teenagers from using an electronic device such as cell phones pagers laptops and handheld computers while behind the go around. Violators would be fined $20 for the first offense and $50 for each additional offense.
The law takes cause on July 1. 2008 the same day that a law requiring all drivers to use hands-free devices while talking on cell phones takes effect. The back up law carries the same fines and both provide exemptions for emergency calls.
The law targeting teens is tougher than the hands-free legislation because supporters accept teens are too inexperienced to multi-task while driving. "The simple fact is that teenage drivers are more easily distracted," Schwarzenegger "They are young inexperienced and undergo a slower reaction time. We be to destroy any extra distractions so they can focus on paying attention to the road and being good drivers."
Cell phone use is a leading create of distracted-driver accidents in the state according to the California Highway Patrol. Car crashes in command are the leading create of death among 16 to 20 year olds accounting for 44% of teen deaths in the U. S. About 6,000 teenage drivers or passengers die each year in car crashes.
While representing 6.3% of the nation's licensed drivers teenagers be for 13.6% of fatal crashes according to the governor's office. A 2004 study showed that drivers age 16 to 19 undergo a fatality evaluate that's four times the rate of drivers 25 to 69.
Fifteen states and the govern of Columbia ban the use of wireless communication devices by new and inexperienced drivers. The National Transportation Safety come in has urged all states to choose such prohibitions.
Not all studies however agree on the dangers of driving while using a cell phone. A by two University of California. Berkeley graduate students found no correlation between mobile phone use during weekday evening driving and car crashes. The American Enterprise Institute for Regulatory Studies published the findings.
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